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I'd propose using our current view of physical reality to own a subset of the UIID + version field if new physics is discovered. 10-20 bits: version/epoch 10-
by manofmanysmiles 8mo ago
I'd propose using our current view of physical reality to own a subset of the UIID + version field if new physics is discovered.
10-20 bits: version/epoch
10-20 bits: cosmic region
40 bits: galaxy ID
40 bits: stellar/planetary address
64 bits: local timestamp
This avoids the potentially pathological long chain of provenance, and also encodes coordinates into it.
Every billion years or so it probably makes sense to re-partion.
- rbanffy 8mo agoAs for coordinates, don’t forget galaxies are clouds of stars flowing around and interacting with each other.
- dylan604 8mo agoThat's the problem with address type of systems is that they expect the object at that location to always be at that location. How do you encode the orbital speed, radius of orbit for not just the object, but also the object it is orbiting will need the same info as it is also in motion, then that object's parent galaxy's motion. Ugh, now I need a nap to calm down a bit.
- rbanffy 8mo agoYou could estimate when the object was labelled by the coordinates used. But where is the Greenwich meridian for the Milky Way?
- skvmb 8mo agooffset length 00 04: Version + Flags 04 08: Timestamp (uint64) 12 16: Node/Agent Hash 28 16: Namespace Hash 44 32: Random Entropy 76 20: Extra / Extension 96 32: Integrity Hash Total: 128bytes